‘Battlefield’ Today: Congress unveils 53 ‘Jihadist’ plots since 9/11

US is facing a spike in homegrown jihadist-inspired terrorist activity, research by Congress says. It seems that a new bill that allows for Americans to be held for terrorism-related charges and detained without trial will not go to waste. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, released November 15, has criticized President Obama’s domestic Countering Violent […]